Bangladesh

Population (million)158.57 [2011]
Urban population (%)28.00 [2010]
Labor force (million)73.870 [2010]
ICT sector workforce (million) 
Median age (years)23.3 [2011]
GDP (PPP) USD billion259.30 [2010]
GDP - per capita (PPP) USD1,700 [2010]
Exchange rates (1 USD = )70.590 taka (BDT) [2010]
Electricity - consumption (billion kWh)23.9 [2009]
Telecommunication services revenue 
Trade in ICT goods 
ICT industry Revenue 
ICT investment  
R&D expenditure by ICT industries 
Telephones - main lines (million)1.522 [2009]
Telephones - mobile cellular (million)50.400 [2009]
Internet hosts (million)0.068 [2009]
Internet users (million)0.617 [2009]
Broadband Users (million)0.050 [2009]
Fixed Internet subscribers (million) 
Broadband subscribers (fixed&mobile) (million) 
Business use of broadband 
Personal Computers (million)3.500 [2006]
Households with a home computer (million) 

Area (sq km)143,998
Climatetropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Ethnic groupsBengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims)
ReligionsMuslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)

Note: PPP - Purchasing Power Parity;
Source: The World Factbook; UNCTAD; INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION;


Source: The World Factbook